Night Care Assistant

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom Care Providers' Voice Full time

**Position**:Care Assistant

**Reports to**: The Manager / Senior Carer

**Person Specification - Essential Criteria**

**1. Self-motivated**

**2. Organised**

**3. Flexible**

**4. Caring**

**5. Sensitive to the need of others**

**6. An active team player bit also able to work on own initiative**

**7. A good communicator**

All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might learn in the course of their employment. All staff are expected to respect the requirements under the Data protection Act 1998. All staff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at work, etc Act 1974.

Hours of work: Full or Part Time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**Position**: Care Assistant

**Reports to**: The Manager / Senior Carer

**Job Profile**: To carry out a range of duties within the day to day programme of care for the elderly, including the following tasks:
**Principle Responsibilities**:
**Personal Care of the Residents**

To assist the Residents in rising from bed, washing, dressing, bathing and general personal hygiene.

To assist washing and toileting Residents including hair washing and shaving of male Residents.

To observe physical well-being and reporting any significant changes in Resident’s well-being to the Senior Nurse on duty.

To attend to sick Residents and perform such task as may be required e.g. serving meals on a tray, washing and combing hair, toileting bathing and attending to other aspects of hygiene as necessary.

To manual Handling of Residents with use of equipment provided.

To assist Residents, when required in retiring to bed.

To help to serve meals to the Resident and assisting more dependent Residents to eat when necessary e.g. cutting up food for a blind Resident or by feeding him/her.

**Residents Clothing**

To ensure that the Resident’s clothing is properly cared for and the performance of this duty shall include the following tasks.

To ensure that each Resident has adequate clothing and reporting deficiencies.

To ensure that clothing is clearly marked with the name of the Resident.

To note any repairs needed and giving clothing for repair.

To sluice of soiled clothing before it is taken to the laundry.

To return clean clothing to drawers and wardrobes.

**Beds**

To assist Residents to make their beds or make the beds in cases where Residents are unable to do so.

To ensure that the beds are clean and comfortable, change bed linen, quilts etc.

**Shopping**

To assist when a Resident requires small items. The care assistant may with the approval of the Senior
Carer on duty, help the Resident by purchasing these items.

**Trips and Outings**

To accompany and assist Residents on trips, outing and hospital appointments.

**General**

To be available to talk and listen to the Residents and to assist by reading to them and when necessary
writing letters for them etc. when the time allows.

To participate in fire drills.

To encourage self-help and independence upholding the right of each individual Resident.

To participate in activities such as music, reading, games and parties for the Residents.

To be required to give periodic reports to assist the review of individual Residents.

To be required to take on the responsibility of a Key Worker for a group of Residents - person-centered
Care.

To care for the Resident’s spectacles, hearing aids, dentures, etc., and report any loss or damage
immediately.

To be responsible for the cleaning of footwear, hygiene of commodes and the cleaning of wheelchairs
and walking aids.

**Meetings**

To attend and participate in staff meetings.

**Miscellaneous**

To attend in-house in service, and external training courses.

To respond in an emergency/crisis situation as requested by the Manager or Senior Member of Staff.

To perform other appropriate duties which the Senior Staff on duty may from time to time request.

To be familiar with the Health & Safety Regulations as they relate to the Home.

To participate in the appraisal system and Home’s Business Plan.

**Confidentiality**

Ensuring the confidentiality of Residents and their affairs and that details are NOT transmitted in any way without the express permission of the person in charge.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT MEANT TO BE DEFINITIVE NOR RESTRICTIVE AND WILL BE MODIFIED TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Zero hours contract, Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

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